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02:51Since May, Kent Police say they've seen a decrease in antisocial behaviour in the area
02:56but think facial recognition is the next step.
02:59We've caught lots of shoplifters, violent crime offenders, some sex offenders, we have caught
03:05people dealing class A drugs, lots of success but we're really, really keen to take this
03:10to the next level.
03:11Chatham is one of the most deprived wards in the country.
03:14There are issues there that we need to tackle, of that there's no doubt.
03:18Whilst crime is coming down we think there's still work to be done.
03:20When someone on the police watch list walks by the cameras, an alarm goes off.
03:27And their image appears on screen.
03:30An officer compares the two images and, if they match, proceed with the appropriate checks.
03:35But with the possibility of technological mistakes, how do they ensure accuracy?
03:40The machine may make an error.
03:41We are fully accepting that it may get it wrong, which is why there is a human element in the
03:45chain.
03:45The important bit for me is the machine is not telling police officers what to do.
03:48There is a lot of checks and balances in place here to make sure that we are doing the right
03:52thing for the right reason and get catching hold of the bad guys or returning people to
03:56where they need to be.
03:57Two vans with cameras will be in Chatham Town Centre today and tomorrow, with signs making
04:01members of the public aware of their presence and hopes are up that the system works.
04:07So I've just been kicked out of the police van because their cameras and their system
04:10have just received a hit.
04:12And what that means is that their cameras have recognised somebody on the high street who's
04:16on their list of people that they're looking for.
04:19With Chatham having some of the highest rates of anti-social behaviour in the county,
04:23do local residents agree with the cameras?
04:25I'd say if they know the police are there, people are going to be less likely to misbehave.
04:31So I'd say it'd be quite good.
04:32There are kind of questions about sort of security and kind of privacy, but I think that all
04:38of those are well dealt with on the sort of ethical and legal level.
04:41Well, it just seems another way of recording people's details without necessarily getting
04:49their consent.
04:50The vans will be returned to Essex police after the trial.
04:52But if successful, conversations will be had about the future of facial recognition in
04:57Chatham.
04:57And with public opinion divided, it's a conversation that will be closely monitored.
05:02Naila Mahamud for KMTV in Chatham.
05:05Medway is about to get a new political party now that councillor Andrew Lawrence has left
05:11the Conservatives to launch Medway first.
05:14It's a party he feels will best represent the interests of Medway.
05:18So our local democracy reporter, Megan Shaw, has been finding out more.
05:22I'm not scared to sit here and say, if the government do not come up with more money,
05:27we're going to have to lose stuff.
05:30Words from the latest Conservative politician to leave the pack.
05:33But for Medway councillor Andrew Lawrence, it isn't for Reform UK, but to create his own
05:39new party.
05:40He's launching Medway first, a party to prioritise issues specific to the five towns, and eventually
05:47to try to raise these in Parliament too.
05:49If you've walked around Medway saying to yourself, oh my God, I could run this place so much better,
05:54I want to talk to you, right?
05:56Because you probably can.
05:58You know, this current Labour administration and previous Conservative administrations have
06:02not improved life for Medway residents.
06:04You know, if you point to anything in Medway, what's actually changed, what's been improved?
06:11Councillor Lawrence is still a small C Conservative, but he wants his new party to focus more on
06:17ideals than party politics, with six areas of focus, from being more careful about house
06:22building, to boosting transport, to making Medway a place to be proud of.
06:27It might sound familiar to say that both Labour and Conservatives have failed Medway, as Reform
06:32canvassed with a similar message.
06:35But what makes Councillor Lawrence's new party any different?
06:38This election will be an alternative to Reform, because I think Reform will do very well in
06:44Medway.
06:44But we will be caring about Medway, not caring about promoting Nigel Farage or any of the
06:52other people who run Reform.
06:53We are going to be caring about Medway.
06:56We're Medway people.
06:57We're accountable to Medway people.
06:59That's what our, that's what my offer is to people who might want to come and stand with
07:04us.
07:05While County Hall's opposition is split into fairly equal groups of Tories, Lib Dems, Greens
07:11and Restore, Medway Council has remained solidly Labour versus Conservative.
07:17Could Medway first change that?
07:19Well, the leader of the Conservative group doesn't think so.
07:23I don't think that forming a new political party is what the people of Medway want to
07:27see at the moment.
07:28They want to see their councillors getting on and holding the administration to account
07:32to deliver better services for people in our community.
07:35And that's what my team and I are focused on.
07:38Just before the announcement of Medway first, the government also came out and said that
07:43LGR in Kent will be put on pause.
07:46Meaning that although Councilor Lawrence originally thought he'd be campaigning for seats on the
07:52new North Kent Unitary Authority, these 2027 elections will now take place in Medway Council
07:59as we already know it.
08:01But will Medway first be able to make a dent in Labour's stronghold on Medway Council?
08:08Megan Shaw in Medway.
08:09And still on politics, this week's Kent Politics show featured leader of Medway Council Vince
08:16Maple and Canterbury Parish Councillor James Hodgkinson debate all things local government
08:22reorganisation.
08:23And we even asked them on the Prime Minister's plans for a new tourist tax as well.
08:27In case you missed it earlier, here's some of the best bits.
08:30Isn't it all a bit embarrassing really?
08:32Well, look, it's quite clear and we heard the news on Monday, government's received some
08:37legal advice and look, if you're receiving that legal advice, you have to act on it in
08:42my view.
08:43So they've done the right thing.
08:45They've been clear, they're talking about a rapid review, they've talked about actually
08:48coming back shortly after the parliamentary recess for conferences, so that would probably
08:54be mid-October.
08:56And certainly I've had a couple of conversations with Minister Jim McMahon this week and it's
09:00quite clear to me that this is a pause.
09:02This isn't a scrapping, this isn't a withdrawing, this is a pause.
09:05Is this a waste of taxpayer money?
09:09Look, I think if it happens, the answer to that question is no, because ultimately we
09:13do want services which are delivered more efficiently, we do want services that are delivered in a
09:17really fiscally responsible manner.
09:20But unfortunately we're in this situation now where uncertainty for now prevails.
09:24If the LGR doesn't happen, then that of course will be disappointing.
09:28But I hope that the government take this pause, because again, if we had legal challenges, that
09:32would cost far, far more.
09:32The Prime Minister has wanted to give mayors power to charge what he's described, an uncapped
09:37tourist tax on things like hotels and bed and breakfast.
09:41Vince, we might soon have a mayor in Kent, that is something you do support.
09:45Would you support this?
09:46Look, I think the overnight visitor levy, to give it its proper name, although I think
09:50most people are calling it the tourism tax.
09:52Look, if you go to most places around the world actually, certainly the largest cities,
09:56it's completely normal to have a kind of couple of euro charge on top of your hotel bill.
10:02So I think actually the UK have been behind the line on this.
10:06I think what's important, and I really welcome this, is that money will stay locally.
10:15A quick warning, this next story references distressing content.
10:20Today marks the 25th anniversary of 9-11, a terrorist attack in which two planes were flown
10:26into the USA's World Trade Centre, killing nearly 3,000 people.
10:30Memorial services are being held in America to remember the event, but many in Kent have
10:35also thought back on the tragedy.
10:36We spoke to the members of the public on the streets of Rochester.
10:40I was at home, I think cooking at the time, and I couldn't believe it, so I went and put
10:46the television on to see what was going on, and I just thought, what on earth is happening?
10:51Because it was just so unexpected, and I was hoping it wasn't going to lead to something worse.
10:57Walking through my lounge with the TV in the corner and just seeing the screen with this
11:01picture of this aeroplane flying into this bowling set, and to think it's 25 years already.
11:07I thought it was not real.
11:10I suddenly realised it was, and shortly got on the train home, as they were saying that
11:16London was a threat also.
11:18My son phoned me and said, Mum, put the television on, you won't believe what's happening.
11:23And yes, they showed a picture of an aeroplane going into a skyscraper, and I think I was really
11:29frightened that there was terrorist organisations, or we were going to enter a war.
11:36Devastating, wasn't it?
11:37And then, actually, the year after, I went to 9-11, I went to Ground Zero, and it was
11:42still a huge pile of the rubble and the metal, and I know now it's a garden, but I need
11:49to
11:49go back.
11:50And that's all we have for this part of the show, but we have much more coming up after
11:55the break.
11:55We're going to be looking at the historical ties between the Bayou Tapestry that's just
11:58gone on display at the British Museum and the City of Canterbury.
12:03All of that and more to come.
15:24Hello and welcome back to Kent Tonight Live here on KMTV.
15:28A man has been charged with murder in Maidstone.
15:32Police were called to Knight Rider Street on Monday following reports of an assault at a property.
15:36A man in his 40s was found inside the property with stab wounds, which he later died from.
15:41Bradley Patton, a 26-year-old from London, has since appeared at Medway Magistrates Court, charged with murder.
15:47He will appear at Maidstone Crown Court for trial preparation on October 9th.
15:51A 22-year-old woman, who was also arrested in connection with the incident, was released from custody on September
15:578th and will not face any further investigation.
16:01MPs have voted against a fresh move to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.
16:06The bill, which was tabled by Lauren Edwards, the MP for Rochester, was defeated with a near 50-50 split
16:13among MPs.
16:15270 MPs voted for it, while 286 voted against.
16:19It marks the second attempt to change the law, which would have made it legal for adults with fewer than
16:23six months to live to be given help to end their own lives.
16:27Lauren Edwards had previously hoped reintroducing the bill would give families a safe and compassionate choice.
16:33Dignity in dying has called the news a devastating setback, while other campaigners say the bill would have been too
16:39dangerous.
16:41Tributes have been paid to a 53-year-old Kent resident following her death in a house fire.
16:47Laura Edwards was rescued by Kent Fire Service from her Paddock Wood home in the early hours of May 9th.
16:53After a four-day battle, Miss Edwards died from her injuries. The Maidstone coroner ruled her death was accidental.
17:00The keen sportswoman and active member of the community will be fondly remembered by friends and family.
17:06It's been nearly 1,000 years since the Bayou Tapestry left France, but this week it's gone on display in
17:12the British Museum in London.
17:14There's been questions, however, about access to priority booking, with some areas receiving this as recognition of their connection to
17:20the tapestry and some missing out.
17:22But more on this Alex Simpson reports yesterday from Canterbury.
17:27The Bayou Tapestry goes on display today in London after it returned to the UK earlier this year for the
17:32first time in nearly 1,000 years.
17:34But did you know that the tapestry is most likely made in Canterbury?
17:38To find out more, we spoke to Dr Charlie Rosier, a lecturer in medieval history at the University of Kent.
17:45We don't know anything for certain, but the main people mentioned in the Bayou Tapestry by name all have links
17:51to Kent and Canterbury.
17:53We think the artist responsible for designing it was based at the Abbey of St Augustine's, which is now in
18:00Canterbury.
18:00And we think the women who made it were probably embroideresses from the city of Canterbury, probably nuns, highly skilled,
18:09years of training.
18:10And so that's one aspect of it. It was probably made in Canterbury.
18:13Tickets to view the tapestry, however, are sold out for visits until the end of this year.
18:19Ahead of the second ticket released next month for visits between January and March,
18:25Canterbury Council have asked for its residents to be allowed priority booking.
18:28I spoke to Council Leader Alan Baldock to find out why.
18:33The King, actually, in his opening address at the Bayou Tapestry, recognised Canterbury as the place where the tapestry was
18:40most likely to be made.
18:41And we're really proud of that heritage.
18:44And, of course, without the battle in Hastings, there wouldn't be a tapestry.
18:47But, honestly, we're the storytellers of that battle.
18:51And we are a place of storytelling in Canterbury.
18:54So, we expect to be treated the same as those residents in Sussex, who rightly are recognised because of their
19:02place in that history.
19:03We're also part of that history and our storytelling element of it.
19:07So, Bayou Tapestry, we need some tickets for Canterbury residents to enjoy the priority booking process.
19:13It's a move that has wide political consensus across the city, as I found out when speaking to the Vice
19:20Chair of Upper Hards Parish Council.
19:22Well, I think any opportunity we have as a city, as a county, to engage with national events is something
19:29that we should take very, very seriously.
19:30And there are those really clear local links to Canterbury that the Bayou Tapestry has.
19:35And so, I would support the British Museum and those involved with organising the exhibition giving access to local Canterbury
19:42residents on a priority basis.
19:43A British Museum spokesperson said,
19:57There's just under six weeks until the next ticket release, and Canterbury's residents will be hoping for a change in
20:02the museum's position between now and then to give them a greater chance of viewing the exhibition next year.
20:07Alex Simpson, KMTV News, in Canterbury.
20:10Award-winning and much-loved food truck set to move from Rochester to Warren Wood.
20:16Mama Sawyer's has served street soul food from the George Pub since 2019.
20:21Now, she starts a new chapter setting up at Warren Wood Social Club.
20:25Those same hungry customers who were lining up for her classic curried mutton are now lining up to help her
20:31move.
20:31The location may be changing, but her mission has not.
20:34Every patron eating like a king.
20:38And with that being said, now it's time to take a look at the weather forecast.
20:46Tonight is partly cloudy across the county.
20:48Lows of 13 degrees in Ashford.
20:50Highs of 17 in Dartford.
20:52Very low wind speeds.
20:53Temperatures rising slightly going into the morning.
20:55Lows of 16 degrees.
20:56Highs of 18 in Dover with clear skies throughout.
20:59Clouds return in the afternoon.
21:01Highs of 23 in Dartford and Medway.
21:03Lows of 21 across the south of the county.
21:05And it will be warmer still as the weekend draws to a close.
21:09Some drizzle on Sunday.
21:10Partly cloudy on Monday and Tuesday.
21:12Temperatures increasing from 24 degrees to 21 on Tuesday.
21:22Now, have you ever wished you could travel through time?
21:25Well, this charity is offering just that.
21:27Providing a home for historic buses that once tread the roads across East Kent.
21:32The oldest one dates back to the 50s, with the collection telling the stories of long-forgone communities, commutes, relationships
21:40on board and journeys undertaken.
21:41Chloe Brewster hopped on board to learn more about this depot of days gone by.
21:45Hidden in the Kent countryside, within the winding roads, lies a warehouse ready to take you on a journey back
21:54in time.
21:55Friends of the East Kent looks after historic Kent buses, and each one tells its own story.
22:03Now, this bus used to travel around Ashford, and you can tell it's not particularly made for tall people.
22:08But at the moment, it goes around with different events and lives here at Friends of East Kent.
22:13And even the bell still works.
22:15So, the Friends of East Kent are a charity set up in 1999 to promote and educate the history of
22:23the East Kent Road Car Company all the way through from the early days through to what it is now,
22:29Stagecoach.
22:30The five we've got here, they're all from 1951 up to the 1970s.
22:34The latest one we've just bought brings us up to a new generation, because it's a 1992 bus, and it
22:41really tells the next side of the story, the next chapter of the story of the East Kent history.
22:45The newest bus is called the Leyland Olympia, and the charity is currently raising thousands for it to be brought
22:52back to its original style.
22:54The charity says each vehicle acts as a time machine, with each visit to an event bringing with it a
23:00bus full of memories.
23:02We can't go to a single event without at least five or six people coming up to us, reminiscing.
23:08It's not just the history of the buses, but it's also people's personal history of them.
23:14We've got owners here who have purchased the buses that they used to ride on.
23:19One of our members, she comes to all of our events that the ex-dover one's at, and her dad
23:25used to drive it in service back in the East Kent days.
23:28So it got a lot of attention from her, and quite a few of our buses have been used for
23:34members' weddings.
23:36So we'll get people go, oh, yeah, I had that as my wedding bus, or I had this for, you
23:41know, on my first day of school.
23:43There's a lot of history, and I love listening to it.
23:46When we go to different events and people talk to us, it really cements in why we do this.
23:52You can, just looking at the blinds of where they used to run, the services that they used to provide,
23:58the communities they used to serve, it's so rich in history that it needs preserving.
24:05Friends of the East Kent say they're always looking for volunteers and members to get on board.
24:12Chloe Brewster for KMTV in Woodlandsborough.
24:16Tomorrow is National Video Games Day, and here in Kent, there's plenty of video game locations, missions, and items that
24:22you might not realise are in the games you play.
24:25Our reporter, Phil McDermott, joins me now.
24:27And I understand you've got a bit of a quiz for me, as you can see from this fabulous picture
24:32you've got here.
24:33Yeah, thank you.
24:33The KMTV Gaming Quiz.
24:35So, like you said there, Kristen, Kent even has plenty of gaming festivals, there's even game studios dotted around here
24:43and there, but it also features as part of some games.
24:45So, I thought it'd be fun to put together a quiz, and you at home, you can all check it
24:49out as well, see if you can play along.
24:51All right, how would you say you are in video games?
24:53Do you say you're pretty good?
24:54Well, I've played a few, but not too many, so I'm not sure how I'll do.
24:57All right, well, let's jump into it then.
25:00First of all, which video game is the City of Canterbury, a playable map?
25:05You can run around, you can do all sorts of things in Canterbury.
25:08Oh, wait, I've got to give you some options.
25:10Oh, okay.
25:10I think I know the answer.
25:12Okay, is it Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, Far Cry 5, or Hitman 3?
25:18Oh, that was not, I'll go for Far Cry.
25:20That is incorrect.
25:21It was Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
25:23We can see on the screen here, this is Kent, set back in 872.
25:29And 878 AD, during the Viking expansion into Britain.
25:32You can see some other locations there, Tunbridge Monastery, there's a bridge in Gravesham,
25:36and the Dover Fortress as well.
25:38So, yeah, you and me have both been in Canterbury Cathedral quite a few times.
25:40Maybe not doing that, but doing some stories as well.
25:43So, yeah.
25:44Moving on, which female video game character has canonically used the Channel Tunnel in Dover?
25:50Is it Princess Peach from the Mario Brothers franchise, Amy Rose from Sonic,
25:54Lara Croft from Tomb Raider, or Samus Aran from Metroid Prime?
25:58What was the first one again?
25:59That was Princess Peach.
26:00I'll go for Princess Peach.
26:02I'm afraid that's incorrect, Kristen.
26:05It's Lara Croft from Tomb Raider 3.
26:07Oh, that was the second.
26:07That was the second.
26:08OK, all right.
26:08So this is where Lara learns of the existence of a fifth meteorite artefact called the Hand
26:13of Rathmore, and she ends up in the Channel Tunnel and then France.
26:16Moving on, in the video game, Football Manager 2026, you become the manager of some Kent football
26:21teams.
26:22Which one of the following teams can't you play as?
26:24Dartford, Folkestone, Maidstone, or Tunbridge?
26:27Tunbridge.
26:28Incorrect.
26:28It's Folkestone.
26:30It's not going too well.
26:32So yeah, you can see there, that's the game.
26:33You can take up the manager's spot for any one of those teams, except Folkestone.
26:38Moving on now, Pokemon Detective Pikachu features the Pokemon Pikachu, but where in Kent was it
26:46shot?
26:46Chatham Dockyard, Bluebell Hill, Folkestone Harbour Arm, or Margates Turner Contemporary
26:50Gallery?
26:50Bluebell Hill.
26:51It was Chatham Dockyard.
26:52Okay.
26:53Well, you've been watching Kent Tonight Live here on KMTV.
26:57Thank you so much for watching, and we'll see you on Monday.
26:59Bye-bye.
27:26We'll see you on Monday.
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